Węgliniec
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Railway station | |||
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Węgliniec Węgliniec | |||
Coordinates: 51°17′18″N 15°13′32″E / 51.28833°N 15.22556°ECoordinates: 51°17′18″N 15°13′32″E / 51.28833°N 15.22556°E | |||
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Voivodeship |
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County | Zgorzelec | ||
Gmina | Węgliniec | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Stanisław Mikołajczyk | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
• Total | 3,072 | ||
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
Postal code | 59-940 | ||
Car plates | DZG | ||
Climate | Cfb | ||
Website | http://www.wegliniec.pl |
Węgliniec [vɛŋˈɡliɲɛt͡s] (German: Kohlfurt) is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Węgliniec. Before 1945, the village was in Germany and known as Kohlfurt.
Węgliniec railway station remains a major railway junction, located on strategic passenger and freight routes between Poland & Germany, with regular cross-border passenger services to Görlitz/Dresden and a limited service to Cottbus/Berlin.
The town lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
As at 2006, the town has a population of 3,072.
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